I am looking to create a scripts that does the following:
Send data to a non-standard serial port, in my case /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART.
Plays an audio file to a non-standard audio device, in my case a ...

I recently started having a problem with my iPod shuffle 4th generation. Even though I can charge it by unplugging and plugging it in again and it charges to 100%, my computer (Windows Vista) doesn't ...

I have an iMac (iMac 8,1) and I am trying to install Windows on it. I used bootcamp to create all required parts and got to the part where it rebooted. I got the "No bootable USB devices" so I shut it ...

Yesterday I tried to use Apple TV, it connected but I realised that I don't have Airplay so I disconnected the Apple TV. I then transfered some files using a USB and after that I have no sound on Mac. ...

I have a Iomega SuperSlim USB 2.0 8x DVD Writer External Optical Drive that I used without any issue on my Macbook Air.
Now all of a sudden it doesn't work anymore. The DVD spins, a "Audio CD" item ...

Is it possible to tell from system.log or other logs whether a macbook pro hard drive was booted internally or taken out and booted externally (from USB, for example) ? I'm thinking the "BSD root" or ...

I am running MacBook Air 13"
I need wireless keyboard, which I am going to use daily. Once in a while, I need to check some CDs or DVDs - mostly I take backup of photos shoot with camera and phone on ...

I recently installed Mac OS 10.10 (Yosemite) onto an external USB drive. It has been working fine for the past few days. When I need to switch OS installs, I shut down the computer and then pull out ...

I have a Macally Wired 3 Button Optical USB Mouse ("BUMPER MOUSE") plugged into my iMac running Mavericks. When I put my iMac to sleep, the screen goes dark, but after about 10 seconds, the red LED on ...

I installed OS X 10.10.4 and right at the end of the process, my iPhone (which was plugged in to the Mac via USB with a Personal Hotspot connection) vibrated as if the USB cable had been reconnected, ...

I have experienced this issue for a long time on my old 17" MacBookPro8,3 and now seeing it on a new 15" MacBookPro11,5. Often the drive connected now through USB 3.0 will spin-down to rest state when ...

I have a Late-2011 Macbook Pro (4GB RAM) that has been running slow for several OSX cycles, and since Mavericks it's been unbearable (spinning beachballs whenever you do anything). I tried upgrading ...

I have a 27" Apple Cinema Display (the model before Thunderbolt). I was thinking of getting a PC with an NVIDIA GTX 970 card with a displayport output. The monitor has a Mini DisplayPort cable that ...

i just re-installed Yosemite from Recovery HD. Performed a clean install as i erased my HD from Recovery HD before installing the software.
Yosemite is being downloaded since a few hours but it would ...

I'm having a problem deleting files from a USB-Stick, which is formatted with FAT.
I tried transferring files from my Mac to the USB-Stick, and if I remember correctly, removed it from the USB-port ...

Some months ago I bought a USB flash drive 16 GB, and I have used it on my Windows machine with no errors or bugs, whatsoever.
Since that I need to move some files from my Mac, the flash drive does ...

I was looking around the web for a USB type C male to USB type C female extension cable, and could not find one. Does such a product exist? I have set up Apple's AV adapter for the new MacBook at my ...

I'll start off with some information about my USB. I use a SeaGate external hard drive USB with 1 TB. About ~250 gb of it is partitioned and formatted to create a Time-Machine compatible partition. ...

I had bought a Giga LAN USB 3.0 ethernet adapter for my new 12" MacBook. I just installed the driver required but the MacBook does not recognize the adapter (showing no ethernet connected) and can't ...

I recently enabled FileVault on both my mid-2012 Retina MacBook Pro and my external USB drive containing a Carbon Copy Cloner backup.
My external drive is attached directly to the MBP. I also have a ...

I have made a bootable USB disk using a DMG and restoring it to a partition. I planned on making this USB a multiple-version recovery USB for use at a repair shop, but I can't fit everything I want ...

I use the MyPhoneExplorer (MPE) utility to send SMS/text message from my Windows host through my Android smartphone connected to the computer with a USB cable. It's a no-brainer.
A friend of mine has ...

I've been having a very difficult time trying to get Windows 8.1 running alongside OS X Yosemite and it's starting to become a real pain. I initially attempted to burn the Windows 8.1 ISO onto several ...

I am attempting to connect a microphone that has a 3.5mm output to my iPad 4 to record with an app. So far I only have the microphone and the iPad. To connect the two I want to do the following:
iPad ...

My Mac (MBP) won't get past 30% on the progress bar at startup. Then after a while it reboots itsef and the same thing happens. I tried to boot in recovery mode, safe mode, reset nvram, and still the ...

Is there any energy wasted through USB cables due to data sync feature when plugged in wall charger.
The thing is, I've heard of some engineered USB cables such as "SONICable" and "Doubletime" which ...

I'm trying to install Windows with Bootcamp using my USB drive (16GB). I've downloaded the original ISO (Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit), but when I try to create the bootable USB I always get this message ...

I'm looking for a way to disable an USB device whenever my MacBook wants to go to sleep.
I'm aware that OS X controls power management for most devices fairly well, but in this case, which is an USB ...

I have been trying to install Windows for 2 months but I don't know what to do. I start by opening Bootcamp-assistant and choose (translated, not exactly what it is in the English version) "Create an ...

I reboot my macbook (4,1 model + 10.6.8) very infrequently since I rely on the hibernation feature a lot. I also use USB flash drives a fair bit and there is usually one plugged in to one of the USB ...

My iPad came with the normal Lightning -> USB Type A Male charger cable.
I want to connect it to my Roland piano and the piano's manual mentions the need for a camera connection kit - so apparently I ...

The old apple USB goes from having 4 wires on the usb side (like any usb) and leads to 30 pins in a wide adapter. I feel like there might be some kind of data encoding that translates the usb data and ...

I have a mid 2014 13-inch Macbook Pro Retina with 8GB RAM and a 250GB SSD. I'm attempting to install Windows 7 Home Premium using Boot Camp Assistant. I am able to make the bootable USB drive with the ...

I'm using a Aten CS533 to pair a USB-Keyboard with my PC, a MacBook Pro and my iPhone. I'd now like to upgrade the wired keyboard to an Apple Wirless Keyboard. But I'm not sure how to pair them.
Is ...

I'm interested in creating a bootable usb working on Mac, with Android x86 on it. I tried a couple of methods without any results. Well, maybe a bad one as I said in my other question (if you could be ...

Just wondering if some hardware guru can explain why this happens? If I plug my full size USB keyboard into my Early 2013 MBP 13" Retina running Yosemite 10.10 without the USB extension cord it comes ...